GriefSPEAK: Time to make your happy box – Mari Nardolillo Dias

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by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I [don’t] feel fine…) R.E.M. Following the loss of a loved one, many feel that it is the end of the world as they know it. And it is. A traditional gift for the grieving is a “memory…

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Meet Alison Mountford, RINewsToday new Food Writer

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by Nancy Thomas Chef Alison Mountford joins RINewsToday as our new Food Writer & will be providing weekly recipes and other food and cooking information, from time to time. She is the founder of Ends+Stems – a meal planning membership and recipe website to reduce food waste. “Chef Alison” also hosts a series of online…

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RI Voter registration & disaffiliation deadlines for primary

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The Secretary of State’s office is reminding Rhode Islanders that they have until Sunday, August 14, to register to vote or update their voter information for the September 13 statewide primary election. Rhode Islanders should check their voter registration status by using the Department of State’s Voter Information Center at vote.ri.gov.  Eligible residents can register to vote in three…

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Ocean State Bridal Show on the beach – TONIGHT

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The OCEAN STATE BRIDAL SHOW is set for TONIGHT, August 11th from 6-8:30pm at the North Beach Clubhouse, 79 Boston Neck Road, in Narragansett. The venue is located ON Narragansett Beach and the panoramic views are spectacular! Featuring many local small businesses such as Paul Spetrini Photography of Warwick, Plant Girl Shop of East Greenwich,…

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Rules and structure for a safe, family fun day – Naval Station Newport’s Salute to Summer concert & fireworks show

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Get this event on your calendar – it’s an annual “not to miss”! The Naval Station Newport’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department continues to make preparations and final arrangements for the installation’s annual “Salute to Summer” concert and fireworks show to be held Saturday, August 27 at the installation. “This year’s celebration is shaping up…

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It’s Sour Grapes! – Tim Jones

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by Timothy Jones, cartoonist __ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…

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ART! Remembered Places, Woonsocket

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by Nancy Thomas “Remembered Places” had a grand opening on Friday, August 5th at Monument Square Arts in Woonsocket, and the exhibition will run until August 26th. The artists are Abba Cudney, a graduate of the New Hampshire Institute of Art, focuses on still life work and interiors that deal with memory. Michael Rose is…

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Ron & Jen’s Great Escape – 8-10-22 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien

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by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, contributing writers YOU GOTTA FAIL IT TO NAIL IT We all have failed in our lives at some point. Some people have blown relationships, some have blown money, others, careers, many… marriages, a good deal of people blew opportunities… etc, etc. Failing is a natural occurrence and really the progression…

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